Overview

• Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, missed a critical Commons debate on Prime Minister Keir Starmer's EU 'reset' deal while holidaying abroad, confirmed to be his first overseas break in three years.
• Farage initially denied reports of his absence but later issued a statement acknowledging he was overseas, citing months of campaigning as justification for his trip.
• The EU 'reset' deal, presented by Starmer, includes measures on trade, fisheries, energy cooperation, and security, with critics labeling it a 'surrender agreement.'
• Both Labour and Conservative Party figures mocked Farage, with Starmer joking he was 'first through the e-gates' in France and Tories branding him a 'part-time leader.'
• In Farage's absence, Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice represented the party in the Commons, challenging Starmer on the EU agreement.